{"product_id":"electronic-sound-kraftwerk-the-divine-comedy-radioactivity-the-synthesiser-service-centre-super-summer-sale","title":"Electronic Sound - Kraftwerk + The Divine Comedy ‘Radioactivity’ \/ ‘The Synthesiser Service Centre Super Summer Sale","description":"\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eOur final Electronic Sound cover story of 2025 is a fantastic deep dive into \u003cstrong\u003eKRAFTWERK\u003c\/strong\u003e's 'Radio-Activity' album, which celebrated its 50th birthday last month, and we're bundling the issue with a transparent yellow vinyl seven-inch featuring an epic and essential version of the title track by chamber pop superstars \u003cstrong\u003eTHE DIVINE COMEDY\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e'Radio-Activity' was \u003cstrong\u003eKRAFTWERK\u003c\/strong\u003e's first entirely electronic album. It's also the darkest and most complex of the five masterpieces the pioneering German group released between 1974 and 1981. We've spoken to one-time band members Karl Bartos and Wolfgang Flür for our detailed examination of the album, as well as Emil Schult, who co-wrote seven of the 12 tracks. We've also mined some rare radio interviews for material from both Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. Our piece begins with Schult describing a dramatic raid on his flat in Düsseldorf by police searching for Red Army Faction militants, with the long-time Kraftwerk collaborator showing the officers a copy of 'Autobahn' to try to convince them that he was an artist not a terrorist.      \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eLooking beyond the cover feature, our other interviews this issue include \u003cstrong\u003eIAN BODDY \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eCHRIS CARTER\u003c\/strong\u003e discussing an updated version of their fantastic 'Caged' collaboration, and Alan Parsons revisiting \u003cstrong\u003eTHE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT\u003c\/strong\u003e's classic 'I Robot'. We have \u003cstrong\u003eJO\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJOHNSON\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eKEVIN RICHARD MARTIN\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eLUSH\u003c\/strong\u003e and\u003cstrong\u003e THE BLACK DOG \u003c\/strong\u003etoo. And as always for December, we also have the Electronic Sound \u003cstrong\u003eALBUMS OF THE YEAR\u003c\/strong\u003e and a fireside chat with the Number One artist. Which of your favourite 2025 releases made it onto the list? There's only one way to find out!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eTo accompany this month's magazine, we're releasing an exclusive yellow vinyl seven-inch featuring \u003cstrong\u003eTHE DIVINE\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCOMEDY\u003c\/strong\u003e's dazzling version of Kraftwerk's 'Radioactivity'. Divine Comedy frontman Neil Hannon is a great admirer of the Düsseldorf innovators, describing the original track as \"like Beethoven – immense, inevitable and powerful\", and this epic and explosive interpretation has been highly praised by lots of Kraftwerk fans. Hannon has a keen interest in synths too, as evidenced by the hugely entertaining 'The Synthesiser Service Centre Super Summer Sale' on the B-side of our single. We guarantee that you're going to enjoy this. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eAs with all of our releases, this record is only available to readers of Electronic Sound, so grab your copy right away.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"electronic Sound","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56830726439290,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0814\/2238\/5457\/files\/ElectronicSound_Issue_132_Kraftwerk_Vinyl_Bundle_copy.webp?v=1776876496","url":"https:\/\/pressingmattersrecordshop.com\/products\/electronic-sound-kraftwerk-the-divine-comedy-radioactivity-the-synthesiser-service-centre-super-summer-sale","provider":"Pressing Matters Record Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}